Chelsea make Sporting Lisbon defender Maxi Araujo precedence goal for the summer season

Chelsea’s fast sale of Marc Cucurella to Actual Madrid if anticipated to see the Blues expedite a brand new left again’s signing in the summertime switch window, and quite a lot of gamers have already been linked with a swoop to Stamford Bridge.

Portuguese supply Document has reported that the Blues are contemplating a switch for Sporting Lisbon full again Maxi Araujo, and have pinned the Uruguayan worldwide down as a ‘precedence goal’.

Araujo has a 69 million launch clause with the Liga NOS outfit, in line with the supply, and it’s believed that Chelsea would wish to pay the quantity to accumulate him with not a lot negotiation room prone to be in retailer.

Araujo a high-quality full again

Maxi Araujo is without doubt one of the world’s greatest full backs and confirmed a glimpse of his sky-high qualities in Uruguay’s first World Cup sport towards Saudi Arabia, the place he put in a whole efficiency regardless of his nation’s stalemate.

His blistering tempo and excessive stamina are notably excellent attributes, permitting him to slot in completely in excessive depth and urgent programs given his means to stay obtainable on each ends of the pitch.

In offence, he makes sensible overlapping runs and crosses superbly, whereas with out the ball, his clever studying of the sport and pace ensures he stays a step forward of his opponent, and does particularly nicely in one-on-one conditions.

Xabi Alonso’s system would leverage the perfect out of Maxi Araujo, though it is going to be attention-grabbing to see if Chelsea are ready to spend large on his signing or want a more cost effective choice like Alvaro Carreras.